Unspoken Slavery (poem) by Abdi-Noor Haji Mohamed (Eagle Of Hope) on AuthorsDen

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Unspoken Slavery by Abdi-Noor Haji Mohamed (Eagle Of Hope) Monday, November 27, 2006 Not rated by the Author. Share Print Save Become a Fan Some Somali girls run away from their families in the rural areas after their parents force them to accept an arranged marriage. So a girl would end up in the city where she has to look for someone hailing from her clan or tribe. The host family will exploit the poor girl by making her an unpaid house maid in the pretext of supporting her on clan basis so long as she knows no one else in the city.
She cleans the house Cooks the food Washes the cloth Feeds the chicken Tends for the animals Cares for the children She is the beast of burden Yet she receives no payment Nor entitled for any leave And sometimes she is beaten She is a victim of unspoken slavery��

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Reviewed by Mr. Ed	11/28/2006

Extremely sad, Abdi-Noor.




Reviewed by M.Bennett Hooper (Mikii)	11/27/2006

So sad and these same kinds of people consider themselves religious. PLB&G for caring and sharing. Grangran-n-Baba




Reviewed by Marguerite Little Flower	11/27/2006

So true--But this happens in marriage too. Marguerite